Total Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Asheldon Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Asheldon Road (TQ1 2QN) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Asheldon Road (TQ1 2QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kents Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kents Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kents Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kents Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lincombe Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kents Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kents Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kents Road | Under investigation |
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